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‘No storm inside Saws’: Weather service denies mismanagement and corruption allegations

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Mathale rejects claims of factionalism in Saps, defends deputy ministers’ role

Weather

Heavy rain, hail and flooding loom for six provinces and scorching heat in KZN

Courts

Four life terms for family friend who raped minor with cancer

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Mkhwanazi’s media briefing could have been avoided, says Mathale

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News Mathale says Mchunu’s PKTT disbandment letter ‘problematic’, saw it on social media

Courts Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate challenges R13 million legal bill

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Local News Cartoon of the day: 28 October 2025

Politics Residents lock up Madibeng mayor and staff

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World

Musk launches Grokipedia to rival ‘left-biased’ Wikipedia

News

Madlanga commission hears how firearm’s serial number in Armand Swart murder was recovered

Africa

Warnings grow of executions, ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s El-Fasher

News

Mathale says Mchunu’s PKTT disbandment letter ‘problematic’, saw it on social media

Health

What will happen to HIV/ Aids healthcare when PEPFAR funding ends early next year?

Politics

‘As far as I am concerned, they’ve stolen public money’: Mashaba’s battle with axed councillors intensifies

Politics

Lesufi motion of no confidence: DA replies to EFF ultimatum

News

PowerBall: R14 million up for grabs tonight

Education

Over half of Gauteng schools inspected have structural concerns, but only 5% assessed

Courts

Limpopo man handed seven life terms for raping three minors

Crime

Taxi boss and friend shot dead in suspected Eastern Cape hit

Matric

Matric, here’s what you are writing on Wednesday

South Africa

SA ‘serious about fighting financial crime and corruption’ — Ramaphosa

Sponsored

Tembisa West Secondary School crowned champions of 2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition

Courts

Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate challenges R13 million legal bill

South Africa

Load reduction: Here are the Cape Town areas affected

Courts

Primary school deputy principal allegedly linked to human trafficking, prostitution denied bail

News

South Africans stranded after scam centre escape

News

Morning Fix: Residents lock up Madibeng mayor and staff | Matrics, here’s what you are writing today

Courts

NPA vs Timothy Omotoso: Here is the latest update on the case

Opinion

Give Mkhwanazi a break

News

ActionSA introduces Bill to regulate political polls

Local News

Cartoon of the day: 28 October 2025

News

‘Don’t regulate religion’: SA pushes back against religious regulation

Opinion

SA’s FATF delisting marks milestone in financial reform

Crime

Experts warn of targeted violence against women after Mamelodi killings